G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) mare I believe E

I believe E

1860s beer bottle stamped RK & Co Knickerbocker

some of which migrated over the years but some of which remain

6 1/4" l including wire tail

G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) mare I believe EAmong my very favorite recent finds, especially for the pin prick style lettering spelling out the maker owner of this antique saw's name, and most especially for them having taking the care to correct a not quite right first attempt at the "e" in Goffsehalk, carving the wood a bit deeper there to allow for a second try. I have found other early examples of saws of this shape called both kerfing and stair (dado) saws, the earliest examples seeming to